“Everyone is healthy” - Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts shares exciting update on Blake Snell and wife Haeley welcoming their 2nd child

Los Angeles Dodgers ace Blake Snell was placed on the paternity list by the National League West team after his start in Friday's loss to rivals the San Diego Padres.

Snell and his wife Haeley were expecting their second child this month, and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts shared an exciting update on Monday, revealing that Haeley has given birth to the two-time Cy Young winner's second child, and both of them are healthy.

"Everyone is healthy," Roberts said (2:49 onwards) in a media interaction on Monday.

Blake Snell and Haeley reportedly started dating in 2020 and the duo announced the arrival of their first child, son Kaedyn, in June via an Instagram post.

Apart from the health status of Snell's wife and his second child, Dave Roberts also updated on the All-Star pitcher's potential return to the lineup. Roberts said Snell is expected to start in Friday's series opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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